How to Design and Evaluate Research
in Education provides a comprehensive introduction to educational
research. The text covers the most widely used research methodologies
and discusses each step in the research process in detail. Step-by-step
analysis of real research studies provides students with practical
examples of how to prepare their work and read that of others.
End-of-chapter problem sheets, comprehensive coverage of data analysis,
and information on how to prepare research proposals and reports make it
appropriate both for courses that focus on doing research and for those
that stress how to read and understand research. The authors' writing
is simple and direct and the presentations are enhanced with clarifying
examples, summarizing charts, tables and diagrams, numerous
illustrations of key concepts and ideas, and a friendly two-color
design.